SQL Database Developer
Location: GB, LND, Wimbledon
Department: Development
Salary range: 35000-45000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Retail
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Abel &amp; Cole is an award-winning online food retailer based in south London.  Famous for our seasonal organic fruit &amp; veg boxes, we deliver a wide range of excellent organic food to over 50,000 people’s homes every week, across London and the South, the Midlands and the Northwest.  No air freight, no silly packaging, no nasty chemicals – just great food produced by people who really love what they do.Our achievements would not have been possible without fantastic business systems. Developed and maintained by our in house team, our bespoke website and back-end applications handle around 340,000 unique online visitors a month, and over 80% of our customers sign up and manage their accounts regularly online.  Our systems, based on SQL Server and Microsoft Technologies, manage everything that we need to run the business, and allow us to offer customers a unique service including flexible repeat orders and individually tailored boxes of fresh fruit and veg.We consider ourselves bold, irreverent, genuine, friendly and honest, representing a refreshing alternative to supermarket shopping, but without being worthy or preachy – this is true of our brand and our internal culture, which combines friendliness, supportiveness and humour with outstanding levels of achievement at work.

Job description:
We are seeking an experienced SQL developer to join our database team to contribute to major new system developments and consult on database design and data model decisions.  You will be responsible for approving and implementing changes to the data model.  You will also provide expert advice to developers about SQL optimization, stored procedure design and any other performance considerations.You will be working closely with the BI Developer within the newly formed database team with a real chance to grow as this team expands.  As a part of the wider development team, you will also work closely with application and web developers, providing guidance and support for all things DB.You will get to work with an amazing group of people for an award-winning online food retailer.  You will enjoy great benefits such as: gourmet lunches made by our own professional chef, free fruit and veg box delivered to your house every week, 35% staff discount, and recreation facilities including ping pong, pool, and fußball.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESAnalyse business requirements for new application development; design and implement new data model and improvements to existing model where required.Review and approve all database design, SQL stored procedures and T-SQL queries proposed by other development team members.Provide support in the form of coaching, mentoring and training around advanced database topicsWork with BI Developer to help create standards for T-SQL queries and SQL stored procedures and ensure team adhere to standardsWork with BI Developer to help create new database change control process and ensure team adheres to processMaintain the performance and responsiveness of systems/database as well as identifying opportunities to improve maintainability and re-factor.Work together with the Development Support team to provide 3rd line support for all application-related data issues

Requirements:
Expert working knowledge of SQL Server 2005+ with significant commercial experienceExpert in database design and modellingExpert procedural programming skills with T-SQL and Stored ProceduresProven track record of turning complex business requirements into effective data models within 2 week development cyclesAdvanced performance tuning skills including optimising SQL Server databases to provide a high-availability service with real-time performanceExperience of projects requiring re-development/migration of legacy systems.Academic background in computer science or other numerate subject.Good communication skills with high standards in visual, written and oral communication.Ability to build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical team members.Disciplined and independent personal management skills - can work to deadlines and standards with a minimum of supervision when required.Excellent problem-solving skills and initiative; able to find innovative and elegant solutions to complex problems.

Benefits:
Salary:  35k-45k (depending on experience)Other Benefits:  contributory pension scheme, free fruit and veg, 35% staff discount, bicycle scheme, chill out area (with: ping pong, pool , fußball), lunch club membership for professionally cooked gourmet lunchesReports To:   BI DeveloperDirect Reports:   NoneLocation:  Wimbledon, LondonHours:  40hr week, 9am – 6pmHolidays:  22 days rising to 25 with service COMPANY HISTORYAbel &amp; Cole is an award-winning online food retailer based in south London.  Famous for our seasonal organic fruit &amp; veg boxes, we deliver a wide range of excellent organic food to over 50,000 people’s homes every week, across London and the South, the Midlands and the Northwest.  No air freight, no silly packaging, no nasty chemicals – just great food produced by people who really love what they do.Our achievements would not have been possible without fantastic business systems. Developed and maintained by our in house team, our bespoke website and back-end applications handle around 340,000 unique online visitors a month, and over 80% of our customers sign up and manage their accounts regularly online.  Our systems, based on SQL Server and Microsoft Technologies, manage everything that we need to run the business, and allow us to offer customers a unique service including flexible repeat orders and individually tailored boxes of fresh fruit and veg.We consider ourselves bold, irreverent, genuine, friendly and honest, representing a refreshing alternative to supermarket shopping, but without being worthy or preachy – this is true of our brand and our internal culture, which combines friendliness, supportiveness and humour with outstanding levels of achievement at work.